The one country in Europe that hasn’t lined up behind Israel is Ireland. Its government has used words like ‘disproportionate’ to describe Israel’s bombing of Gaza – terms like ‘collective punishment’. Back in 1980, Ireland became the first EU government to call for Palestinian statehood. There is an affinity with Palestinians that is rooted in…
18 members of one family were killed in Israeli air attacks in the southern city of Rafah, in a neighbourhood where Israeli forces had told people to go to avoid their assault elsewhere in south Gaza. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/…
Some US officials have talked about the need to protect innocent Palestinian lives, but US President Joe Biden has said almost nothing. Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Steven Cook says it was a mistake for Biden to have offered the “bear hug” – full, unconditional support for Israel. Now Biden is stuck in a…
Norman Lear, an influential figure in the history of television in the US, has died at the age of 101. He was best known for the groundbreaking 1970’s American TV series ‘All in the Family’. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera…
The US town of Paterson, in the state of New Jersey is thousands of kilometres away from Gaza. But for many who live there – the war feels very close to home. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from Little Palestine, New Jersey. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on…
Since the start of the war on Gaza, authorities in Israel have been cracking down on Palestinian-Israeli citizens. Some have been arrested for protesting against the war on social media. Al Jazeera’s Lina Abu Aqleh reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/…
Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hodo-Yan has this story of two young Palestinian brothers who are double amputees, and trying to come to terms with their injuries. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App:…
Leaders of the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority have been mostly silent since the war on Gaza began. Ceasefire negotiations are seen as a largely Hamas-orchestrated affair. Critics are of the PA, growing in number. They say the fate of the PA – whether they like it or not — is tied to the fate of Gaza….
Warning some viewers will find images in this report distressing. Attacks on hospitals, schools and refugee camps are not new in Israel. But the scale of its assault on Gaza this time has been unprecedented. Rights groups say genocide is unfolding in Gaza and the world is silent. Priyanka Gupta reports. Subscribe to our channel…
Video shows a roadside bomb going off as an Israeli army convoy carried out a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Tulkarem. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed and thousands arrested in the occupied West Bank since October 7. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook…